The Sun. — London, England, 1809-09-19 00:00:00

he has sent us a Prince to defend and-deliver us,who i- the honour of France and the delight ,of the army, Our Gwernur, equally distingUished for his civil and military virtues, will co-operate for this purpose with the well-disciplined and braVe troops of the Gneral. On our part also, we have duties - to fulfil, and have alrealy made a beginning.—Full Ol'Utinfidence, we have remained undisturbed, and have endeavoured to co-operate with ardour its the lendrat defence. Let us then ‘entore to give every proof of our un shaken resolution. His Majesty the Emperor has ordered that this city, and the inhabhants, shall pro yide thmsehes with all necessary provisions for six Months. Admirable is the providential care which the wisdom of the hero takes for us, and certainly this CiTC does not originate from fear; for none of us can with reason know fear.--A Committee from tl.:e Municipal Council, to take the most effeEtual measures to fulfil this salutary' command, has been formed ; but to carry it into execution, the assist . ance of all the more wealthy citizens will he re quired.., Let us, therefore, at the invitation of the wise providenee of our Emperor, early place our selves in a state of preparation against all possible events. The more necessitous classes - of the inha bitants may rely on the paternal care'of the Magis tracy, which will take care for their maintenance in case of need. The :Magistracy will exert its ut most endeavours to prove that they have entered into and fulfilled the views of his Majesty. " From the Hotel of the Mayoralty of the City of Antwerp. WERBROUCH." MAILS. AaRIVEIII-1 Dublin , r Waterford. Dui,-1 Gottenburgh, Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols THE SUN. QUIS DICZRZ /ALSUrd AUDIATI LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1 sop. A Gentleman who arrived at Leith last Thursday from Gottenburgh, states, that the terms of Peace between Russia and Sweden bad been finally arranged. The latter had continued firm in resisting the demand that her Ports should be shut against iSritish commerce ; but she had consented that no British ships of war should enter any of her fortified liarboms. it was understood that Finland was posi ti% ely to be ceded to Russia. \Ve have inserted in another part of our Paper some eitra&s from a series of Paris Papers, to the _6th inst. winch reached town last night. They af ford no new information respeeting the state of the I\reui iation between Austria and France. l',srerciay forenoon his Royal Highness the Duke arrived at his house in the Stable,yard, St. -Lanes ' s, from o.itlan& ; awl in the attetnoon enter ',lined a select par y Wltti ari .legant dinner; aster Ito:, a Highness, acc.itipanied by his tcpaired :0 1..; v:ln-Garclen.TileAre. IL - stir... l y ins liny.:l Highness the Duke of CUM LAND .:trivia t 6 apartments in St. James's P..::14 . e, from Waidmg, 4 - 4:.! the ,VCIIII3 felt town 14;1 wise, at . Disgalet s Ha , e ' een received from Sir RICHARD S C. 11,1411) CAULF/ELD, who bruugni them I toy., trum -Flushing last Friday. tnar date r . s,4:3lLit.pg. troops into u. t t. fie‘ ; atta their tiotiha, sup , ,i,orted by the &qua- rott t ships-of the line, presented a menacing aserti 13,1 we,eti Lill° and Antwerp. . Yesterday a Mail arrived from the Brazils. It 'brings letters to the 28th July, by which we are in formed, that the intercourse vith the Rio de la Plata WaS prescrred, but not without frequent intervals of sibstructiott. . As. the quantity of British manufac tures at the Pottuguesesettlement was much beyond the demand, it is of great consequence to maintain, Wi.hout int rrupt.on,•the commerce from thence to tlotite Video od. Buenos Ayres. We lately had •occ.:s•on to notice the low prices of commodities at Ilia Janiero,al , d we find" from these limber accounts that they are yet more rediterd. Some further pat - tic - Oars reopening the Negocia tioa .between the I.Mited States and France, are o.la ._•.d in private letters from America.—The ship ,Sy en, watch left France for America, arrived on the 7th ,tt. and the impression on the disclosure of the come ts t of it r dispatches appeared to be very nu la% ourable to airy' fri. udly arrangement between the two Countries. Two days subsequent, the Mentor, also frotn France, reached NeWYOrk, with 'fresh and unexpected proposals for that Government ; and one poi,tefior .to,,the arrival - of the .111entor, the hasp sloop of war took its departure for Europe, with instructions to the son Of the late President, 'ADAMS, to negociate at Paris, for the revocation of the offen sive Decrees of N',1)01...E0N. The nephew of the :American Secretary, Mr. ROBERT SMITH, aCCOM-' patties this Gentleman ;, and General ARMSTRO'NG 1136 let Follaud to resume his diplomatic funaions at •. WAITIOIAN, we are assured, by the senti ments which he uttered on Friday last at , Guildhall, exciteki dt4,;ust even in those who generally agree tvith him in political opinions:. In tact, the Orator 'sre.ned to have been poring oVer the magazines for the i:t4 - fifty yeats, and , was determined to vent all h s laborious acquisitions on his audience without mercy. Aiiittle aPpearance of loyal respell for a Venerable Monarch, whose private eharader is highly, it'-ieritoribUs•and who in his public Conduct has al 10' a ) s had the interests - and honour Of the country in view, would :have been .'more suitable to,,the in' w hich the" Orator delivered his sentiments, the. Council Cl of the'fir4 city in the world; and would have shewn that he had at least the gra:,lo . '4surs;e .a-virtue if he had it.n9L". , . Captain BARCLAY IS arrived ici , oridb ll from NeVal.! ,••• A, Vl - 1L .LN L W PLTMOUTV, Sir. 11.—Arrived the William, FAWKNER, from London ; the American schooner Experiment, of Baltimore (United States) from St, Sebastian's, laden with wine and brandy, bound to Baltimore, detained by his Majesty's brig Cadmus. Arrived the brig Harriett, JOSEPH ASHLEY, Master, from Grenada, last from St. Thomas's, laden with rum, sugar, cotton-wool, and lime juice, bound to London, put in here, for convoy; on the 15th inst. the Lizard bearing North West by West, distant about - is leagues, the brig-Hazard, of London . , from dliebec, was captured by 'a French schooner privateer, who put on board'of her several of the crew, but the Harriett soon after heaving in sight, the Frenchmen deserted the captured brig, and made towards the privateer, leaving only three men and a boy in the vessel. At one, P.M. the Harriett spoke the Hazard, and about. four, P.M. she spoke the Busy `cutter, and informed them of the situation of the brig, who immediately went in chase . , and, it is supposed, took her into Fowey.— The Busy had previously chaced the privateer about six hours, but owing to superior sailing, the latter escaped. Sailed the Orestes sloop of war on a cruize. JOSEPH PRIDHAM, Esq. was this day eleeted. Mayor of this Borough for the year ensuing: PORTSMOUTH, SEPT.- 18.—Arrived this day, the ship Aimwell, Captain NIELSON, from Jarnsaica, for Leith, laden with merchandize. She sailed from thence on the 20th of July last, under convoy of the Favourite sloop of war, with about thirty sail of ships, parted from the fleet on the 12th inst. long. 15. lat. 49. 30. at which time there were about fourteen sail ; the Henry, —, and Thomas, were also in company. The Aimwell has received considerable damage in her sails. Arrived the Ardent transport, THOMPSON, from off Flushing ; also the Garland, Asti, from the Downs, for Newfoundland ; Speedy, —, and Agenoria, from Guernsey ; and Fortuna, MIDDLE TON, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 16. - Sailed yesterday, the the Spanish lugger San Carlos, for Oporto. The Princess Charloue packet, for LisbOri, and the Dispatch. pcket, for Cadiz, remain wind bound. SHEERNESS, SEPT. I B.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Powerful from Flushing, and the 11-ptfurd Tender with volorteers and impressed at u for the fleet : she is to take up halt the colopqn) to the Orpheus, a new fri b dte j lauuclied at Deptford. DEAL, SEPT. 18.—AI] ed this inorni;;g, the Fa r our i e sloop iro:n the ~ V est Indic,, with the following ships under : Incld;liklicale, El lison, Planet, Enterprise, Prnselyle, Swahanzpton, Davie StiAw ; 'Liras, and sev eral °tilers, particular s not known. DOVER, SEPT. 18.—Passed by for London, Lord Ivelson, PHILLIPS, from Martinique; Proselyte, BAR TON, from Barbadoes ; Three Brothers, BAIRBURN, from St. Kitts; British Queen, ORMANDY, from Ja maica; Echo, RowE, from Barbadoes ; HOY, from Hayti; . Amelia , CROIXE, from St. Croix, lost her maintop-mast in a gale of wind : Peggy, EDING. , TON, from Quebec. We have heard that Parliament is expea-ed to as semble either the latter end of next month, or the beginning . of November. The Ualthamstow, Captain Jones, and the Asia, Captain Tremenheere, arrived at Madras from Co lumbo, on the 30th of March last, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Psyche, Capt. Edgecombe. Fart of the sick of the army from Walcheren, amounting to nearly 700 men, were disembarked on Saturday, and . sent to the different hospitalS in Ports mouth and the neighbourhood. The disembarkation was under the superintendance of Dr. Vestrom, Surgeon.;General of the King's German Legion, for which purpose he has been several days waiting at Portsmouth. Several officers are sick at Portsmouth, and those who wish it are to be provided with most comfortable sick quarters in the Royal Naval Hospi tal. The remainder of the sick were to be landed yesterday. The 82d appears to have,suffered most. We are happy to hsar that a great proportion of the sick men now at Harivich are doing well. A considerable number_ were on Monday able to join their regiments, though they have only been a week on shore. ,Only one died in the course of Saturday. It is feared that three transports full of troops, which sailed in the beginning of last week trom Flushing, are taken by the enemy. There were on bOard them part of the First Regiment of. Guards, Major BnowN, and part of the 28th regiment, and a large party of Staff Officers. They were, seen rm Friday morning last. off the Downs,-. but have not sincebeen heard of. . .4tratil of a letter froM an Vtliorcer ,1,4r0 WEL ONGTON'S army, dated Jaraciego, four leagrtes trom Truxillo, .15th August Atter a successful tour towards Toledo,. with a detachment of cavalry, un der the dirediup of a Gentleman of the Corrimii sariat, we have just received 1000 buitocks, 8000. sheep, and 100,000 rations of bread, wire, Sze. beside's a considerable number of mules; ail of which, allow me to as , ,ore you, prove, at I , reSelit, most acceptable to the aripx." • JrlG 1Y .PIP' IEI Cal 1 lir., The concourse of people who assembled yester day in all the streets leading to the new Theatre in Cwt:Mt-Garden, exceeded any thing of the kind we eVeY-witnessed, except when public curiosity crowd ed'to the first appearance of Master BETTY. On that octasion we conceive that there was a greater mul titude, than was last night asseMbled.—The doors were dpened'at the usual time, and the Theatre was very soon atter completely filled. Persons who had taken boxes weeks before found no possibility of getting beyond the lobbies, particularly in the second tier. When one box door was opened for the ad mission of the proper claimants of places, the crowd rushed in and soon spread themselves over the ad joining boxes, where they intrenched themselves, too strongly to be removed. The box-keepers in vain attempted to preserve the places for the right ful claimants ; they were driven away, and when they returned with peace officers, the latter saw immediately that all regulation was impracticable, and withdrew from the scene of ae - tion. The lobbies and all the avenues of the Theatre were crowded, and a vast mob occupied Bow-street, through which it was a work of great difficulty to pass, and many who had taken places gave up all hope of entrance, and retired from the danger of the attempt. At length, at the usual hour, the curtain drew up, the Band began to play " God save the King," and the vocal performers came upon the stage to sing that loyal strain. They were received with the warmest applause; this was the only part of the entertain ment that the audience were permitted to hear, by the great number who - manifestly came with no other intention than to raise a riot. Soon after the vocal Performers had retired, Mr. KENIBLE came forward in his dresS as Macbeth, in order to deliver the Address, which we have sub mitted to our readers. The moment he appeared, a tremendous howl commenced, and it was impos sible ,for the audience to witness more than the graceful dumb shew which accompanied his attempt to deliver it. Not a syllable could be heard from the beginning to the end. A written paper was handed to him from the Pit, which, after looking at for a moment, he put into his pocket, wisely avoiding any waste of time by attempting to com municate its contents to the audience. One person endeavoured to speak front the lower boxes, but if his voice had been Stentorian, it would have been unavailing : he therefore desisted from the attempt, and nobody followed his example. From this time an incest int howling of various kinds took place, and it was difficult to collect any articulate sentences from the turbulent part of the audience, except at times " No increase of prices !"—" Old prices !" " KESIBLE come Mr,ward !--“ Where's Mr. HA R RISi"—" Manager; Manager!"—" Off, off !"—" No CATALAN! !" These were the prevailing' sounds whet) the Theatre was not stunned with a general and mingled roar. The cry against poor CATALANS seemed to be the most violent and oftenest repeated of all, and seemed indeed to be decisive of her en , gagernent for, as far as we could jedge,, it Is ill be a much easier matter for the Proprietors to subdue the storm raised by the augmentaiion of the prices, than to induce an unruly-mob to tolerate her -appear e. Tins ungovernable fury continued through the whole-of the play, and not one of the perform ers could be heard in a single syllable. When Mrs. SIDDONS first earne on with the letter iron) Mac beth, s:le displayed great agitation, but the cheering plaudits ,v Lich she received, and which were heard am dst ail the general uproar, revived her, and she w o ,t oh wan her part ; but all she displayed was a dignity a,,,1 variety of gesture suited to the sentiments Winch she' was supposed to utter: indeed we hope that this great actress and all the rest of the performers did not fatigue men lungs with an attempt to utter any thing, as it would have been labour in vain. At !engin the play ended, and the performers were re warded for their exeitions by a parting howl of the most terrific description. Mr. BRUNTON then made an attempt to announce the performances of this night', but with as little success as had attended the prowess of the play. Between the play and the fi rc e of The Quaker, an interval of comparative tranquility took place, snd many persons retired from the Theatre; but as soon as the Farce began, the tumult was revived, though some of the Per formers were kindly greeted on their entrance.--.. INCLEDON'S powerful voice was not heard a'moment, and though LisToN's whimsical gestures- excited la fighter; he shared the general tate, and could not render a word audible. r -Buc though a violent tumult prevailed all through the Farce, it was evidently not quite so violent as during the play. Many of the perturlpd spirits had no doubt left the Theatre, and many others had quite exhausted themselves in their clamours.--A great part of the general noise resulted from the attempts of chose in the Lobbies to procure admission into the Boxes, by banging and kicking the doors, some of which %.vere broken in pieces, arid others forced from their hinges.--'-We are glad to find . that, with all this contusion and - riot, no se, nous mischief took place, and the worst we saw, and, indeed; heard of, was, that a drunken boy cut his fingers in breaking one of the glass panes in the doors., After all, it v‘ ill hardly be believed, except by those who are accustomed. to the tumults of a Theatre, how small a proportion the -persons who crreated all this confusion bore to. the vast body of the audience in general. But it is indeed, and it has nlwajs been found an easy matter for a few discon tented individuals to disturb an audience.—We dc; not, however, mean to say that only a few persons occasioned the confusion of last night. By a judi cious arrangement of Mr. H4Ratsi►jun. who reso lutely advanced into the front of the house, and had two ceutinels placed at every door, any person was pertpiued to depart from the Theatre, but none to enter; consequently the turbulent party might be, gradually diminished, but could obtain no reinforce ments. There were some adventtirous females among the audience in the Boxes, but altogether fewer women, even including the unhappy class who :generally resort to the Theatre, than we ever .ob served on similar occasions. And now we haye only to say a few words re speCting the Theatre itself, which certainly, in point of splendour and general convenience, tar surpasses any thing of the kind which this country has ever seen. We have so tully,.descriOe4 the interior, as well as the external parts, that we have onlX to add, that the brilliancy and elegance which appear• ecl when it is lighted, aro calculated to• gratiti the eye, and leave nothing for the imagination to re quire. It is impossible for us to say how the Per formers can be heard, for that trial is still to be made, but they can be completely seen in every part of the Theatre. When the whole of the performances were ended, deep murmurs were heard, and some menaces of active mischief. 'At this period three of the Bow street Magistrates made their first appearance upon the stage in that charmer, and in mild and conci liating terms beseeched the unruly to disperse, and retire to their peaceful homes. This pacific address, though much interrupted, was heard with more at tention than could be expe&ed, and though the worthy Magistrates were obliged to,finish their parts too soon, as symptoms of reiterated violence began to appear, yet in about an hour afterwards the Theatre was entirely cleared, and we are glad tc add that it has sustained but very slight injuries, not , withstanding all the formidable omens of the pre ceding teopest.--The Address came from the fertile and ready pen of Mr. Coa.mAtit. OCCASIONAL ADDRESS ON THE OPENING OF THE NEW THEATRE ROYAL IN COVZNT.G A RDEN, SEP rssißlik. XS, 1809. SPOKEN BY MR. KEMIII.2. In early Greece, and in a barbarous age * A. wretched tumbrel was the A dor's Stage: The Muse, with cheek r‘clin'd in pensive shame, Blush'd for her wanderers from the path to Farn..r, lEschylus sprang ; and storm'd, as he arose, His Country's passions, like his Country's foes, Rough from the battle, train'd to vanquish men, E'en as his sword he wielded, so his pen. He smote the heart, the trembling sense oppress'j p And gave no quarter to the human breast. Yet, Stage Improvement mark'd the Soldier's sway. And ting'd with Taste the Captives to his lay. Then, first, (the cart of Thespis overthrown.) Form'd by rude planks, a Theatre was known: Coped by the Heavens, it o'erspread the lawn, And light on Scenic Press appear'd to dawn. But, all divine, when Sophocles appear'd, 'Twas then the Drama's Majesty was rear'd. Builders and Decorators came ;—their boast Was who could grace the lofty Poet most : The lofty Poet laced not brains to know That Dramatists require the Drama's shew. Nature's perfedian springs from various parts And " Nature's Mirror" needs the Sister Arts. Hence grew the splendour of the Scene,--and hence - The hand-maids that embellish eloquence: Dance, Music, Painting, Pageantry, Parade, — All that give Zest, or yield I llusion aid. Rome caught the sparks from Greece ; improvi4 the plaVi • At last the flame through modern Europe ran. Our Scene now decks, in an illumin'd age, The Bards who first gave vigour to our Stage : Thus Sitakspeare's fire burns brighter than of yore And may the Stage that boasts him burn no more; For this our fahrick,—banish we, to night, Figures worn threadbare, metaphors grown trite. No Phoenix from her ashes shall arise,— Stale to our thoughts as sparrows to our eyes ; No naked Truism be cloak'd anew, To tell that Fire which cheers, consumes us too ; , No,—let a Briton now to Britons speak ; His cause is strong, although his lan,gl44ge weak. We feel, with glory, all to Britain due, And British A rtistS raised this Pile, for You ; While, zealous as 00 Patrons, here we stand s To guard the Staple Genius of our Land. Solid our Building, heavy our expence; We rest our Claim on your Munificence:— What Ardour plans a Nation's Taste to raise, A Nation's Liberality repays. DIGN'UM commenced , his musical career OR rri . day last, at Nottingham; with an entertainment en ti; led The Eccentric Traveller, written for him " 1 / the elder Du3nrs, whose lyric muse retains all he r original vigour, humour, and loyalty. D IG st.IX had a very elegant and numerous audience On this occasion,• and received great applause W sorry, howeyer, to learn, drat the spirit of par t ly to give it the mildest name, broke our when swn of the loyal songs were gi ven , b ut t h e gene ral good sense of the audience qu e ll e d th e stor m- The p er foimer maintained • a wanly firmness throughout , and concluded his entert ain m en t a midst zealulls marks of approbation. It is said that Mr. ArrNoLD is to continue mana ger of the Lyceum, when the Drury-lane C om pany perform at that Theatre ; in which case it is likely that the stage management will remain in tlie hands . of Mr. RAYMOND. We have never heard a • more favourable. account of any theatric a l managem ent t in d g e , understand ii h r a t s o, born re than that which has charaderized the Ly ceu m Jur' t il tl g r otuhgeh seaso n, affable an an d con d which we conciliating, utt gular, and accurate, in all its arranuements. Mrs. BILLINGTON, HARRISON, BARTLamAtr , other distinguished Performers are en g aged f o r tl!e. ensuing Musical Festival at N o t t i ng h am, - t he profits, • of which are very laudably t o b e a pp ropr i at ed to tht General Hospital of that place. ASSAULT AT WORTHING.—It was sta t e d ab ° ql •t wo months since that an outrageous assault had be et? committed on a young Lady at W ort hi ng, w ho been - left in the care of a s i c k b rot h er. This Lady a a • s the daughter of an eminent Physician, and nO ; e t , pence has been spared t o bring the offender I °J -5 ; tice. The man who committed the, assault was , stranger not known to an i n di v id ua l i n t h e to wn, the Lady was enabled gi ve an accurate d escr iption his person, and some clue being obtained, Officers have 'been constantly on the alert for his apprehension. He was taken in the countrY on Thursday last, and examined on the subseque nt , d t a b y ; The Lady described the assault, which w'3 to most outrageous nature. She swore posili vel Y the person of the Defe n da n t, b ut h e d e nied having. been at Worthing at the time the assault wa s 'corn; mitted. The Magistrate r e m an d e d the Defenda nt for another . examinati on , an d h e was liberated t giving bail to the amount of 40001. for his 4 0°1 ; appearance. The Defendant is a man of consequerb' in the city. Lana . About twenty more French officers reached ceston last week on their parole, from Sp;a) and the atin6's Another of tha Launceston tales has s , tied a l'rench orlicer.